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Understanding Forms of Government

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

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Compare and contrast different systems of government, including constitutional republics, direct democracies, oligarchies, and monarchies.

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us-ut3.1.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Discuss the basic differences between different forms of government, including a constitutional republic, a pure democracy, an oligarchy, and a monarchy.